Banpresto Co., Ltd.

Moby ID: 2029

History add

April 2008

Following the merger between mother company Bandai and Namco, Banpresto's game business is integrated with Bandai Namco Games. Banpresto is restructured around its remaining business: merchandising for lotteries and electromechanical amusement machines.

July 2004

The company headquarters are relocated and the registered address is changed to 2-5-4 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

July 2002

The company headquarters are relocated to 2-16-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

June 1997

The company's registered address is changed to 10-8 Nihonbashi-Odenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

March 1997

The company's planning and development division for home video games is integrated into Banpre Kikaku Co., Ltd. and the resulting company is renamed to Banpresoft Co., Ltd.

February 1996

The company's headquarters are relocated to 1230-1 Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba, and the registered address is changed to 2-4-11 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

May 1994

The company establishes Banpresto (H.K.) Ltd. for production control in the Asian region.

April 1994

The company acquires Unifive Co., Ltd. to reinforce development and purchasing divisions for game prize business.

February 1994

The registered address is changed to 2-16-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo and the company establishes Banpre Kikaku Co., Ltd. (currently known as Banpresoft Co., Ltd.) to develop home video game software.

November 1992

The company opens its first owned amusement facility, "Tokyo Gulliver, Matsudo."

April 1991

The company introduces the first installment of the still-running game series, Super Robot Wars.

April 1990

The company introduces its first home video game software.

February 1989

The company becomes a subsidiary of Bandai Co., Ltd.. Coreland Technology Co., Ltd. is renamed to Banpresto Co., Ltd.

June 1982

The company is renamed as Coreland Technology Co., Ltd.

April 1977

Banpresto's predecessor company, Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd was established at 3-2-4 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo as a manufacturing and sales company for arcade video game machines.